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Voice Notify

Spoken notifications
Announces status bar notification messages using Text-To-Speech (TTS), allowing
you to know what a notification says without looking at the screen.

* Customizable TTS message
* Ignore specific apps or notifications containing defined text
* Choice of TTS audio stream (see Google Play descriptions for more details)
* Choice of speaking when screen or headset is on or off, or while silent/vibrate
* Quiet Time
* Shake-to-silence
* Custom delay of TTS after notification

For technical reasons, VN operates through Android's Accessibility service and
must be enabled in the Accessibility settings. The Accessibility service will
give a warning that VN may be able to collect personal data. This is because
Accessibility doesn't know what or how data passing through it is used by
enabled apps. VN only uses Accessibility to read notification text which is
passed directly to TTS and temporary memory (for the notification log). The TTS
service (outside the control of VN) may also print spoken text in the logcat.

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  • Version 1.3.1 (29) suggested Added on Jan 15, 2024

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • pair with Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • change your audio settings
      Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.pilot51.voicenotify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.3.0 (28) - Added on Jan 05, 2024

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • pair with Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • change your audio settings
      Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.pilot51.voicenotify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.2.3 (27) - Added on Aug 26, 2023

    This version requires Android 4.3 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • pair with Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
    • change your audio settings
      Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • com.pilot51.voicenotify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.6 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log